Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1887-09-22
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent. c
WASHINGTON. SEPT. l2, i

WASHINGTON, SEPT. 12, 1887.
The big crowds around the hotels
have dispersed. the blue rosettes haye
disappeared from the streets of the
capital, and the greeting of doctor" is
heard about ten thousand times less
than usual, for the past week, which
means that the international medical
congress, after most satisfactory and
successful session, has closed its labors,
to be resumed at Berlin in 1889. 1t Is
impossible to even approximate the
good results following this meeting,
but that they are great and many there
is no reason to doubt, for large por-
tion OF the medical wisdom of the
world, haying assembled for the pur-
pose of a mutual interchange Of expert
ence and opinion, the conclusion is in
evitable that mankind will be largely
the gamer by the development of scien-
tific methods in the improvement treat
ment of the ills that afilict humanity.
In our opinion the doctors were prac-
tically unanimous that President Cleve-
land did not have healthy appearance,
and that he needed a rigorous course of
outdoor exercise. The president, as
he faced the four or five thousand
doctors, seemed to vince uneasily un-
der their critical gaze.
suppose may with propriety turn
from the medical to the religious
world-the one devoted to preserving
the body-the other to the saving the
soul of man. Washington has been
selected as the site of a great Catholic
university, which will be one of the
most important and imposing religious
institutions Of the world. The location
was chozen by meeting of prelates in
Baltimore, their decision having been
approved by the Pope. 1t is said that
$S,OOO,0OO will be required to construct
and place the university on a solid busl-
ness basis-of which sum 100000 has
been secured, inclusive of the 100000
donated by Miss Caldwell-one of the
generous faithful.
The celebrated tariff conference at
Oak View has ended, and though the
distinguished conforees are naturally
very reticent regarding the results of
their protracted deliberations, the pub
lie are confident that measure was
framed, looking to liberal reduction
of government revenues, both in Gus
tom duties and internal taxation, and
that all of the powerful influence of
the administration will be exerted in
favor of the adoption of the act by the
lftieth congress. Mr.. Randall was net
consulted in this momentous matter,
and hence his probable course os action
is a theme of much speculative interest
to politicians of all parties.
For the present thepurchase of bonds
by the secretary Of the treasury has
practically ceased, owing to the refusal
of the bond-holders to sell at acceptable
prices, and so it is probable that the
amount the government will be able to
buy at its own prices will be much
smaller than was anticipated.
The commissioner of the general land
office has prepared statement show
ing that the estimated number of acres
restored to the public domain under
the August orders of the secretary of
the interior, revoking indemnity with
drawals. is $1,323,6OO acres, exclusive
of $4,000 acres within the limits of
Indian reservations. This includes the
railroads, in which orders of restora-
tion have up to the present been issued.
The statistical report of the agricul-
tural department. for the month of Sept
ember shows a great reduction in the
condition of the growing crops as COM
pared with the August report. especial
ly in corn, cotton and potatoes, with
little if any change in the small grain
crops, due to an excess OF rain on the
Atlantic coast and long continued
drouth in the Gulf states. Compared
with last year there is a decline of ten